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TQ3 2NL

Preston · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Preston
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ3
Postcode sector
TQ3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ3 2PP 33 m
TQ3 2NJ 110 m
TQ3 2NN 115 m
TQ3 2NQ 119 m
TQ3 2NW 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ3 2NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ3
Postcode sector
TQ3 2
Latitude
50.441382
Longitude
-3.557704
British National Grid easting
289,486
British National Grid northing
61,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Preston · E05012263
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00076932
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 014A · E01015229
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 014 · E02003167

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Brunel School

    Academy special sponsor led

    505 m

  2. Preston Bridge School

    Other independent special school

    637 m

  3. Oldway Primary School

    Academy converter

    791 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,584
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,045
  • Shoplifting 327
  • Anti social behaviour 296
  • Criminal damage and arson 222
  • Other theft 208

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ3 2 residents
9,006

Age bands in TQ3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,265 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

762 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.9%

1,762 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,396 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

2,669 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

    PEMBROKE HOUSE, 266-276 TORQUAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 2EZ

    ODS code L83131

    494 m

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    1.1 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    1.2 km

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    2.0 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    2.5 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    3.2 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Redcliffe Hotel

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Tembani Court

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Redcliffe Lodge

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles

  • Redcliffe Lodge

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles

  • Paignton Green

    BCT · Paignton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 014A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,313 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Brunel School is the nearest published school at 505 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,584 published events cover 12 months, averaging 215.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,045 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.